DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-60,767

PORTOLA TECH INTERNATIONAL
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS FROM STAFF-U-SMART
WOONSOCKET, RHODE ISLAND

Certification Regarding Eligibility
To Apply For Worker Adjustment Assistance and
Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance

In accordance with Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19
USC 2273), the Department of Labor herein presents the results of
its investigation regarding certification of eligibility to apply
for worker adjustment assistance.
In order to make an affirmative determination and issue a
certification of eligibility to apply for Trade Adjustment
Assistance, the group eligibility requirements in either paragraph
(a)(2)(A) or (a)(2)(B) of Section 222 of the Trade Act must be met.
It is determined in this case that the requirements of (a)(2)(B) of
Section 222 have been met.
The investigation was initiated on January 16, 2007 in
response to a petition filed by a company official on behalf of
workers of Portola Tech International, Woonsocket, Rhode Island.
Workers at the subject firm produce plastic caps and jars for the
cosmetic industry.
The subject firm also leases some workers from Staff-U-Smart,
Milford, Massachusetts.
The investigation revealed that employment at the subject firm
declined from 2005 to 2006.
The investigation revealed that the subject firm shifted a
portion of their plastic cap and jar production from Woonsocket,
Rhode Island to China and the Czech Republic.
Moreover, the investigation revealed that it is likely that
imports of plastic caps and/or jars will increase.
In accordance with Section 246 the Trade Act of 1974 (26 USC
2813), as amended, the Department of Labor herein presents the
results of its investigation regarding certification of eligibility
to apply for alternative trade adjustment assistance (ATAA) for
older workers.
In order for the Department to issue a certification of
eligibility to apply for ATAA, the group eligibility requirements
of Section 246 of the Trade Act must be met. The Department has
determined in this case that the requirements of Section 246 have
been met.
A significant number of workers at the firm are age 50 or over
and do not possess skills that are easily transferable.
Competitive conditions within the industry are adverse.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine that that there was a shift in
production from the subject firm to a foreign country of articles
that are like or directly competitive with those produced by the
subject firm, and there has been or is likely to be an increase in
imports of like or directly competitive articles. In accordance
with the provisions of the Act, I make the following certification:
"All workers of Portola Tech International, including on-site
leased workers from Staff-U-Smart, Woonsocket, Rhode Island
who became totally or partially separated from employment on
or after December 22, 2005 through two years from the date of
certification are eligible to apply for adjustment assistance
under Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974, and are also
eligible to apply for alternative trade adjustment assistance
under Section 246 of the Trade Act of 1974."
Signed in Washington, D. C. this 2nd day of February 2007
/s/ Linda G. Poole

______________________________
LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance